Livestock Dry-Matter Intake and As-Fed Ration

Dry-matter intake (body weight x intake %) restated as as-fed bunk weight at the feed dry-matter content, and a herd total. Wet feeds weigh far more as-fed for the same nutrition. A nutritionist governs the ration.

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DMI = BW x intake/100; as_fed = DMI / (feed_DM/100); herd_as_fed = as_fed x head.

The NRC Nutrient Requirements dry-matter-intake basis, by name.

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